All Things All The Feels

How does one process <all the information> happening in the world right now?

When I’m not hibernating and alone in my little space – I’m insanely irritable, sad, anxious…I feel like there’s wet concrete hardening in my stomach…too much stress. I can barely scroll though headlines let alone reading articles, listening to news reports, seeing graphic war photos, watching graphic war videos. I just can’t.

• “Your heavy fatigue is the internal alarm of an empathy that will not allow you to proceed unaffected while so many grieve here, while war rages half a world away, while the planet burns, while there is so much brokenness in the place you call home.”
• Beyond comprehension. A million Americans. Eh, move along. Make it make sense. – HOW DID THIS MANY DEATHS BECOME NORMAL?
• “What’s more, the risk was elevated even for those who were under 65 years of age and lacked risk factors, such as obesity or diabetes.” – Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case
• “Actually, I’ll do it if you do mind…and really, that might be another incentive to keep wearing it.” – Still Masking
• Why ‘Easy’ Part-Time Jobs are Not That Easy for Those with Chronic Illness